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For the full picture on diving and snorkeling in Bohol — what to book, Balicasag’s wall dive, certification requirements — see our diving and snorkeling guide. This page is the flat list underneath it: every individual dive site, house reef, and marine sanctuary we’ve catalogued, useful once you already know you’re diving and want to compare specific named sites rather than read a narrative guide.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingThe characteristics and conditions of the dive site is evaluated and assessed by BPEMO, PDRRMO, DENR, BFAR, PADO and the Mabini Tourism Office. The Coast Guard Station Eastern Bohol continues to provide safety, security and assistance to the various government agencies conducting the evaluation.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingThe dive site is located near the Lumayag Sandbar. The evaluation and assessment of the conditions and characteristics of this site is being conducted by the Coast Guard Station Eastern Bohol together with BPEMO, PDRRMO, DENR, BFAR, PADO and the Mabini Tourism Office.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingThe marine area has clear turquoise waters where nature lovers will enjoy snorkeling, diving or simply swimming in the water for possible sightings of school of sardines and sea turtles. The seabed is primarily seagrass with rocky roads leading to the area.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingBBC is a boat-access reef-and-wall dive off Panglao; the top reef averages 110 m wide and the wall ends around 18 m, with sponges, brown daisy corals, gorgonians, pygmy seahorses and schools of sergeant majors. Good for check-up dives and skills training.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingThe site has a beautiful coral garden, commencing at 2 meters and then sloping down to about 20 meters. Soft, leathery and stony corals along with lots of small fishes such as angelfish, puffer fish, butterfly fish and wrasse thrive in the area.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingThe Bien Unido Double Barrier Reef, part of the rare Danajon double barrier reef in northern Bohol, is a protected sanctuary known for its teeming marine biodiversity and an underwater grotto shrine (a submerged Marian statue) for divers.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingDoljo Point is a wall dive on the western Doljo side of Panglao; entry and exit can be difficult in the Amihan (northeast) wind, and divers should watch depth early as it is easy to go too deep. Also reachable overland by jeepney or car.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingThe dive site is situated off the western coast of Panglao Island. Its dive wall is covered with hard corals which is home to numerous species of fish and invertebrates. It has sandy spots in between within the shallow area.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingBlack Forest, a Balicasag dive site, is a steep slope too deep for snorkelling, for PADI Open Water divers and up; 15–30 m visibility, 8–40 m depth, most interesting at 15 m. Known for black coral and schooling jackfish.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingPungtud Wall, off Panglao, is entered by lining up a stilt fishing hut on a 125° bearing to the south point; divers keep the wall on the right shoulder heading northwest, returning shallow if the current builds.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingThe dive site is famous for its beautiful sloped wall covered with many different species of corals. Its sea beds are mostly sandy with a big formation of corals with colorful tropical fishes swimming around.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingArco Point is an easy wall-and-slope dive off Panglao for PADI Open Water divers and up, with 10–25 m visibility and depths of 4–27 m. It is most interesting at 10–15 m and is unaffected by dynamite fishing.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingCathedral is a wall dive at Balicasag, good even for snorkelling, for PADI Open Water divers and up; 12–25 m visibility, 3–45 m depth, most interesting at 20 m. Caves catch shafts of light on clear days.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingThe dive site has a depth of 4-32 meters and an easy dive site for open water divers or more advanced divers. The dive commences in a shallow sandy area proceeding towards the reef starting in 7 meters.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingThe dive site right in front of the Bohol Beach Club has a depth of 4 meters to 30 meters. It is a good dive site for both beginners and experience drivers. It is also a beautiful spot for snorkeling.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingJagna faces the Mindanao Sea, whose nutrient-rich currents (where the South China Sea and Pacific waters meet) nourish healthy coral formations and teeming fish life along its dive sites.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingNapaling is a steeply sloping wall dive off Panglao with black corals and feather stars, good for snorkelling, for PADI Open Water divers and up; 12–20 m visibility, 3–40 m depth.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingRico's Wall is a Panglao drop-off in front of Belleview Rock resort on the island's west side, with caverns, ledges and reef overhangs; northbound dives often finish at Cathedral.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingThe Habagat Wreck off Panglao is a steep-slope dive centred on a wreck at about 35 m, good for snorkelling in the shallows, for PADI Open Water divers and up; 15–25 m visibility.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingGarden Eels is a steep-slope-and-wall dive off Panglao, good for snorkelling, for PADI Open Water divers and up; 8–25 m visibility, 5–23 m depth, most interesting at 8–12 m.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingBasdio Marine Sanctuary is a protected marine area in Basdio barangay, Guindulman, Bohol, listed in the provincial tourism inventory as a dive site and marine sanctuary.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingDivers Heaven, reached on a 254° bearing from Alona Beach, is a steep slope dive good for snorkelling, for PADI Open Water divers and up, rated 4/5; 12–25 m visibility.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingKalipayan is a wall-then-slope dive off Panglao, good for snorkelling, for PADI Open Water divers and up; 10–25 m visibility, 3–25 m depth, most interesting at 7–12 m.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingA marine sanctuary in Jagna with hard coral abundance, diverse tropical fish, a sea drop-off toward the Mindanao Sea, and reported shark sightings by local fishermen.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingHouse Reef is a slope-and-wall dive off Panglao, good for snorkelling, for PADI Open Water divers and up; 8–25 m visibility, 3–24 m depth, most interesting at 5–15 m.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingBien Unido Double Barrier Reef Dive Camp and Sites is a marine in Puerto San Pedro, Bien Unido, Bohol, recorded in the provincial tourist-attraction inventory.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingPamilacan is a slope dive for PADI Advanced divers and up — too deep and current-prone for snorkelling; 15–22 m visibility, 8–35 m depth, strong currents (2–4).
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingDuero Marine Sanctuary is a marine in Langkis, Itum, Mawi, Madua Norte & Madua Sur, Duero, Bohol, recorded in the provincial tourist-attraction inventory.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingMabaw Reef Marine Sanctuary is a marine sanctuary in Taloto Ubujan Manga, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, recorded in the provincial tourist-attraction inventory.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingGuinacot Marine Sanctuary is a marine protected area in Barangay Guinacot, Guindulman, Bohol, recorded in the provincial tourist-attraction inventory.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingRudy Rock is a Panglao wall dive good for snorkelling, for PADI Open Water divers and up; 12–20 m visibility, 3–35 m depth, most interesting at 15 m.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingCantagay Marine Sanctuary is a marine in Cantagay, Jagna, Bohol, recorded in the provincial tourist-attraction inventory.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingBalicasag was designated a marine protected area in 1985, with a dedicated sanctuary zone on the island's western side.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingThe dive site is well-known for night diving and an easy dive site for open water divers to the more advanced levels.
Marine, Diving & SnorkelingPangdan Dive Site is a marine in Pangdan, Jagna, Bohol, recorded in the provincial tourist-attraction inventory.